Chuckit! The Whistler Ball Medium 2.5-inch, 2 pack Reviews
Chuckit! The Whistler Ball Medium 2.5-inch, 2 pack Reviews
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Designed for the most demanding use by a growing population of fetch enthusiasts, these are not ordinary balls for dogs. Use Medium Whistler Balls with all Medium Chuckit! Ball Launchers - Chuckit!, Chuckit! Jr., Chuckit! Ultra, Chuckit! Pocket, Chuckit! 18M, and Chuckit! 25M Ball Launchers.
Technical Details
- For average size dogs- Whistles in flight
- Easy to clean
- Natural rubber
- Use with Medium Chuckit! Ball Launchers - Chuckit!, Chuckit! Jr., Chuckit! Ultra, Chuckit! Pocket, Chuckit! 18M, and Chuckit! 25M Ball Launchers
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By Jean_Pearson (USA)
At first I was skeptical because my dogs are really obsessive about the orange chuckit balls and never thought we would find a better ball, but after using these balls I have to say I'm very pleased. One of our labs, Sheba, has suffered from seizures and has become partially blind. Sometimes it's difficult for her to find a ball when we throw it a long ways. (We have a fenced in acre which is essentially our dog park.) These balls really do help her to track it because they whistle when flying in the air. It's not very loud to me, but my dogs can defiantly follow the sound. These balls are harder and lighter than the orange balls and bounce better, too.
When throwing the orange balls, Sheba would bring back only about 50% of the time and our other lab would go find the ball for her and bring it back. But with these she brought the ball back 100% of the time!
So I have to give a big kudos to Chuckit for making ball time more fun for Sheba and thanks from our family!
By Barbara Stanfield
This product makes me want to whistle! The dog loves it! I don't use it every day because she would not use the tennis ball then. I loose a lot of balls and I can't afford to lose a Chuckit everyday. She gets more enthused about retrieving when I bring out the Chuckit. The ball makes a whistling sound as the wind passes through the hole. The dog feels like it is on an amazing chase for prey! The blue color makes it easier to spot. I believe the dog likes the smoothness and the fact that she can mouth it easier. (She is a one year old Golden Retriever) I like to use it as a treat for her. I recommend this to anyone that wants to see their dog enjoy the act of retrieving. You will find yourself enjoying the act too!
By Kevin Woodward (Soquel, CA United States)
My 1-year-old black lab loves to go to the beach and chase balls ... and it seems that every other dog owner we see is carrying a Chuckit! launcher. These whistler balls looked interesting from the description, but for me they were pretty much worthless.
The Ultra balls, on the other hand, are much better suited to my needs.
Anyway, here is what I discovered about the Whistler on our first try.
1. Whistle is barely audible ... and once a little sand or dirt gets on the ball, it goes silent.
2. The color on the beach makes it very hard for my dog to see in the sand due to the contrast I suspect, since dogs are color blind. Unless it is moving, she will often run right by it.
3. This ball washes out to sea in seconds, so if dog drops it or it rolls to the water's edge ... bye-bye forever.
The Ultra is darker and much better suited for beach activity, since there are no holes for sand to fill up in. Also, for some design reason, this ball does not get carried out to sea and floats on the water's edge waiting for your dog or you to pick it up. Also, unlike tennis balls, my dog cannot tear the Ultra apart.
I have tried tennis balls, paddle balls and others ... go Ultra or go home.
By J. Branson (Seahurst, WA United States)
Kelsy is a connoisseur of fetching balls. She used to use ordinary tennis balls, but she has preferred the orange Chuckit balls every since we first found out about them. Kelsy will fetch until she collapses, and then she likes to chew on the orange balls, almost like a mediation. She likes the blue whistling balls almost as well. I thought I would try them because she doesn't always watch where the ball is going, and I thought the whistling would help her keep track. This is true most of the time. You do have to throw it fairly hard to make it whistle, and if you are in a confined space, you can't always throw it hard enough.
The one big drawback is that these balls don't float. Kelsy loves to fetch a ball in Lake Washington, and she will swim for hours fetching the orange balls. Luckily, I didn't throw the blue ball very far the first time, because it sank right to the bottom. Kelsy was able to find it. We had to limit our lakeside fetching to the shallow water today, which wasn't as much fun for either of us.
These whistling balls are fun, and a nice change of pace, but Kelsy the connoisseur doesn't like them as well as the orange Chuckit balls.
I hope I never find out, but it seems like the hole through the middle of the ball could save a dog's life if she accidentally swallowed one. Although it is very rare, some dogs have died from getting tennis balls lodged in their throats. The design of this ball could be a lifesaver. Really, though, your dog shouldn't be playing with this ball, or any ball, if you aren't supervising.
By funbear
When you get ready to chuck the ball, the dog usually takes off before you release the ball....so they rarely fallow the fall in flight.... if you don't throw it straight (in clear sight of the dog), then dogs with not-so-great eyesight will often loose track of the ball.... but with this ball, the whistling gives the dog a clue on the direction of the throw...so the likelihood of him loosing track of the ball is greatly reduced... a brilliant addition to the chuck-it line up.
Beware though, the noise is not that loud, so it can not be heard in very noisy environments...regardless, the ball is still the best ball regardless of the noise...
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